FivexL Newsletter, January 2026
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FivexL Newsletter, January 2026
January at FivexL usually means less writing and more time deep in customer systems, and this year is no exception. Our consultants are busy helping teams turn last year’s plans into concrete AWS changes: tightening security, cleaning up foundations, and making room for the next round of features. …
How to Get AWS Credits: Practical Guide for Startups 2026
There’s a lot of information about AWS credits and the different programs behind them. It’s easy to get stuck — unsure which credits apply to your stage, what you actually qualify for, and where to start. This guide summarizes the main credit paths for startups: AWS Activate (Founders vs …
FivexL Newsletter, December 2025
Intro December is always an intense month in the AWS consulting land. On one hand, you have re:Invent with its barrage of announcements, presentations, and a lot of action to stay up-to-date with. On the other hand, it is the end of the year — which often means project deadlines. And on top of that, …
Bridging the Gap: Automating Group Assignments in AWS IAM Identity Center with SSO Elevator
Google Workspace SCIM provisioning to AWS IAM Identity Center does not sync groups - a frustrating limitation. SSO Elevator now offers a Terraform-native solution that automatically assigns users to groups based on their attributes, eliminating the need for external tools like ssosync.
MVP: PostgreSQL on AWS in 10 Minutes
A lot of MVP teams pick PostgreSQL because it’s familiar, powerful, and boring in the best way. Then they open the AWS console, click through defaults, and accidentally create a database that’s hard to secure, annoying to operate, and painful to make audit-friendly later. In our work …
FivexL Newsletter, November 2025
November was a busy month for us. We published two blog posts, our co-founder Andrey Devyatkin recorded a new podcast episode, and we pulled together a list of articles our teammates shared internally in Slack. December is already moving fast, and Christmas is just around the corner. Before everyone …